Land Girls by Angela Huth
The modern classic of life on the Home Front re-issued with a great new cover.
Angela Huth's riveting novel..is evocative and entertaining. * Mail on Sunday *
A good story, told with wit and a keen observation of detail. * Times Literary Supplement *
Huth is good on the rhythms of long marriages, like that of the Lawrences, and on the texture of life in rural wartime England. * The Times *
Huth is a master of this sort of novel, steeped in period atmosphere and gentle irony. * Daily Telegraph *
Huth knows how to keep you turning the pages. * Guardian *
Huth's controlled, elegant style has been compared to Jane Austen, but her talent is entirely original. -- Penny Perrick * The Times *
Piquant, witty and entertaining * Tatler *
It has me in its grip and I couldn't rest until the final page...It is satisfying and rare to read a book whose characters are dealt the fates we feel they deserve...A beautifully spun tale that absorbs without the need to address 'issues'. * Literary Review *
A good story, told with wit and a keen observation of detail. * Times Literary Supplement *
Huth is good on the rhythms of long marriages, like that of the Lawrences, and on the texture of life in rural wartime England. * The Times *
Huth is a master of this sort of novel, steeped in period atmosphere and gentle irony. * Daily Telegraph *
Huth knows how to keep you turning the pages. * Guardian *
Huth's controlled, elegant style has been compared to Jane Austen, but her talent is entirely original. -- Penny Perrick * The Times *
Piquant, witty and entertaining * Tatler *
It has me in its grip and I couldn't rest until the final page...It is satisfying and rare to read a book whose characters are dealt the fates we feel they deserve...A beautifully spun tale that absorbs without the need to address 'issues'. * Literary Review *
Angela Huth has written eleven novels, four collections of short stories as well as plays for radio, TV and the stage. Two of her earlier novels - Virginia Fly is Drowning and Sun Child - she adapted for the BBC and Land Girls was made into the 1998 feature film The Land Girls. She is also a well-known freelance journalist, critic broadcaster. She is married to a don, lives in Oxford and has two daughters.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781780332468 |
| ISBN 10 | 1780332467 |
| Title | Land Girls |
| Author | Angela Huth |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2012-02-02 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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